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Friends:  Larry Applegate | | | | |  | DVD pro failed againby Jim Makichuk 5 days agoI'm new to DVD Studio pro, have read manual and youtubes, etc but I just can't figure it out. I finally got a dvd made BUT it is "Not Compatible". I followed printed instructions, everything, took out | Re: DVD pro failed again
by Michael Sacci 2 days ago
Jim, you need to read Alex's post again. He is asking you to be specific about what you are doing. Everything you list is general at best. Dvdsp is not failing, it is not perfect by any means but it i
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| | | |  | DVD Studio Pro.(Problem)by segun olorunnisomo 2 weeks agoHello, Am new to Dvd Studio Pro and just learned how to use it by watching a tutorial. i think i have gotten all the steps right and before i click the burn tab i usually preview all my work using the | Re: DVD Studio Pro.(Problem)
by Michael Sacci 1 week ago
You can burn it to a regular DVD but you can really only fit 15-20 minutes or so at the suggested bitrates (25 Mbps). Then the disc will only play on newer Macs. They cannot be played in DVD set top o
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| | | |  | Need Script to Play Track 2by John Dobovan 3 weeks agoHi: I have a DVD project with 2 tracks. Track 1 loops until the play button is hit, which then activates Track 2. At the end of Track 2 the project reverts to the Track 1 loop. I've got everything wor | | | | |
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| | | |  | [DVD studio PRO] flickering problemby Derek Fantoni 3 weeks agoHi everyone, I have a problem that I can not understand. I edit my video in Final Cut Pro, and then export them with Compressor format. m2v I open a DVD Studio Pro project, I create the DVD, and when +1 | Re: [DVD studio PRO] flickering problem
by Michael Sacci 3 weeks ago
First to get a DVD that looks like a Hollywood film, you first have to shoot on film, RED or any number of high end cameras. Than you must finish the film like they do. But if your video is flickering
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| | | | | DVD loop plus Menu neededby stuart o'rourke 3 weeks agoHey guys, I have been asked to create a DVD with 60 x 1 minute different videos on a continual loop. As a first play function. I also need the functionality of skipping between the videos. BUT....the | | | | |
| | | | | Dealing with Story Chapters....by antonio scarpitta 1 month agoHello all, I am working on a DVD that has Story Markers (SM) on it. I created SMs to point to certain chapters of my story from a chapters menu. The problem that I have is that after each SM is done p | | | | |
| | | | | Capturing as XDCAM HD422 (50MB cbr)by Michael Sacci 2 months agoI have an xdcam workflow for capturing tape to xdcam. I had it working but now it is giving me fits. It is dropping frames after about 8 minutes which cause the audio to drift out of sync. Using VTR x | | | | |
| | | | | Final Cut / Compressor HD to SD for DVDby Benjamin Harley 2 years agoAfter a great deal of effort, I discovered a straight forward way to get an HD sequence (color corrected in Apple Prores 422) to an mpeg-2 stream for DVD authoring. I have spent days beating my head a | Re: Final Cut Pro to Mpeg
by Michael Sacci 2 months ago
First never post a new question in a thread. Especially when the thread is close to 18 months old. Nobody but the leaders see it Then what is the file going to be used for on the other end. Is it for
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| | | | | fcp > dvdsp > ddpby Rick Symonds 2 months agoHi there, I'm currently in the process of authoring a DVD of a live performance that's 85 minutes in length. We're sending the film to a replication house and I have been old I can provide them with a | Re: fcp > dvdsp > ddp
by Michael Sacci 2 months ago
DDP has zero to do with the quality of the video. It is just a better way to give your master to the replicator. DVD authoring program makes the DDP file after you have authored it. Quality of the enc
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| | | |  | What to do at NABby Rich Rubasch 3 months agoOk, let's start populating this thread with some of your favorite things to do at NAB, from vendors and floor highlights to social events and parties....this is only my second one and I don't want to | Re: What to do at NAB
by Michael Sacci 2 months ago
The USPS is a good idea but why not give people an option for a pdf version. iPad+long flight=good time to read a Blackmagic catalog on a new iPad.
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| | | | | Retaining CC after encodingby Michael Sacci 3 months agoI'm pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. Can yes even be done. The workflow is for ingesting and converting, no editing. I'm using AJA products, Kona cards and soon the new IoXT. I'm testin | Re: Retaining CC after encoding
by Michael Sacci 2 months ago
No, nothing I did would retain CC. Telestream support stepped and they too could not retain the CC. Telestream recommended moving up to Vantage which is more robust and a lot more expensive. In the en
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| | | | | DVD Studio Pro authoringby Patrik Kisucky 3 months agoGood evening everyone. My problem is that once I author the DVD using DVD SP, and play it on my PS3 + HD TV, or other DVD player + HD projector, the image is zoomed in (cropped). I'm aware about the A | | | | |
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| | | | | $300 cam for green screen?!by Brad Bussé 3 months agoUmm, okay. I worked with the HVX for a few years and the GH2 last year and loved them both. I started a freelance gig today and I'll start with some green screen interview footage that they're shootin | Re: $300 cam for green screen?!
by Michael Sacci 3 months ago
I sure they are not doing to get proper lighting either. In the end they will have to settle for low quality composites or spend more money and time. Are you doing the keying compositing If so make su
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| | | | | LHi downconvert on Ingestby Michael Sacci 3 months agoNot sure if I'm missing something or not. I'm wanting to downconvert DVCProHD tapes on ingest. I know I can do it within the deck but thought it would be easier to do it with the card. Incoming feed i | Re: LHi downconvert on Ingest
by Michael Sacci 3 months ago
I figured it out. Incoming video is 1080i 29.97, set primary to 525 29.97 and then realized that I had to set the secondary on 1080i 29.97 for the downconvert to work.
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| | | | | Maintaining Close Captionby Michael Sacci 4 months agoFirst off, the footage will not go into any NLE. Capture then converted to a different codec for broadcast. Trying to set up an ingest system with different decks. We recieve all types of tapes, DV, D | | | | |
| | | | | Replacing hard driveby jim masi 1 year agoHas anyone looked into the possibility of replacing the mechanical hard drive in a FS-100 with a solid state drive Mine is out of warranty and may need a repair, which I assume would mean a HD replace | Re: Replacing hard drive
by Michael Sacci 5 months ago
This is a dead forum, I would contact Focus directly. They don't seem to monitor the forum any more. Personally I think it is dead tech, I would move on to P2 cards, the E series are at least reasonab
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| | | |  | dead pixels on my 7Dby Bob Pierce 6 months agoJust 3 months after the warranty exprired, my 7d developed a big bright white dead pixel right smack in the center of the frame. It's visible at every iso setting. I've tried manual sensor cleaning (m | Re: dead pixels on my 7D
by Michael Sacci 6 months ago
Not an answer to your question but if you have footage you need to fix, take a look at this plug-in http: www.digital-heaven.co.uk dh_reincarnation they have a free trial so you have test it out. I wo
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| | | |  | Color Correcting Superflatby Errol Lazare 6 months agoUsually I shoot with the Standard Canon color profile but recently I went out and decided to shoot a video for a client on the superflat color profile with the Canon 5D as I have heard it allows for m | Re: Color Correcting Superflat
by Michael Sacci 6 months ago
First, NEVER do something for the first time on a paying gig. Are you talking about the Technicolor setting if so there is a LUT that you load into the footage (need LUT Buddy by Redgiant) this gets y
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| | | | | DSLR sliderby Luke Hale 6 months agoHey I'm looking for a slider that is less than 500 bucks. I really want it on a track at least 3", any recommendations Luke Hale Producer Editor BYU-I and Department of Energy opticalsmarts.com (Just | | | | |
| | | | | Looking to move up to a 3/4 cameraby Michael Sacci 7 months agoLooking at going with either the Panasonic AJ-HPX3100GJ or the Sony PDW-800. Right now I have the HPX170 and I'm not really happy with it for my needs. I need something that is much better in low ligh | | | | |
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